"...this is one of the most interesting, stimulating, and rich analyses of rock culture that has yet been produced. And it is required reading for any future attempt to continue Wicke's project of finding a way to write rock's own history." World Beat: An International Journal of Popular Music

• Preface; 1. 'Roll over Beethoven': new experiences in art; 2. 'Rock Around the Clock': emergence; 3. 'Love Me Do': the aesthetics of sensuousness; 4. 'My Generation': rock music and subcultures; 5. 'Revolution': the ideology of rock; 6. 'We're Only in It for the Money': the rock business; 7. 'Anarchy in the UK': the punk rebellion; 8. 'Wild Boys': the aesthetic of the synthetic; 9. Postscript: 'The Times They are A-Changing'; Notes; Bibliography; Discography; Index of people and groups; General index.

"...this is one of the most interesting, stimulating, and rich analyses of rock culture that has yet been produced. And it is required reading for any future attempt to continue Wicke's project of finding a way to write rock's own history." World Beat: An International Journal of Popular Music

• Preface; 1. 'Roll over Beethoven': new experiences in art; 2. 'Rock Around the Clock': emergence; 3. 'Love Me Do': the aesthetics of sensuousness; 4. 'My Generation': rock music and subcultures; 5. 'Revolution': the ideology of rock; 6. 'We're Only in It for the Money': the rock business; 7. 'Anarchy in the UK': the punk rebellion; 8. 'Wild Boys': the aesthetic of the synthetic; 9. Postscript: 'The Times They are A-Changing'; Notes; Bibliography; Discography; Index of people and groups; General index.

"...this is one of the most interesting, stimulating, and rich analyses of rock culture that has yet been produced. And it is required reading for any future attempt to continue Wicke's project of finding a way to write rock's own history." World Beat: An International Journal of Popular Music

• Preface; 1. 'Roll over Beethoven': new experiences in art; 2. 'Rock Around the Clock': emergence; 3. 'Love Me Do': the aesthetics of sensuousness; 4. 'My Generation': rock music and subcultures; 5. 'Revolution': the ideology of rock; 6. 'We're Only in It for the Money': the rock business; 7. 'Anarchy in the UK': the punk rebellion; 8. 'Wild Boys': the aesthetic of the synthetic; 9. Postscript: 'The Times They are A-Changing'; Notes; Bibliography; Discography; Index of people and groups; General index.